Zeppelin Airship Survives Stormy Flight To Munich
The Zeppelin attempted a Friedrichshafen to Munich round trip but was blown off course by a violent storm. After eleven hours aloft it landed safely at Dingolfing near Munich. Count Zeppelin and crew faced perilful conditions with a stalled motor and shifting wind as soldiers and cavalry tracked the craft. The ship descended to 300 feet near the exposition grounds amid cheering crowds and royal salutes. The airship will remain at Dingolfing until weather eases.
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Munich
Friedrichshafen
Dingolfing
Count Zeppelin
Exposition
Bavaria
Inventor Claims Long Range Gas Balloon Destruction Method
Los Angeles April 1 local inventor C W Sirch says he has devised a way to destroy a gas inflated dirigible at ten miles but keeps the method secret. The death knell of airship warfare is urged by Sirch based on his claim.
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Los Angeles
Cal
C. W. Sirch
Wright to Meet Italy's King in Rome
In Rome on April 1 the king will receive Wilbur Wright and manager Hart O Berg at noon. The appointment signals royal interest in aeroplane development and Wright's genius.
Japanese Earthquake Worst Since 24 Years Ago
The Kaga Maru arrives in Victoria with details of Yokohama tremor lasting eleven minutes eight seconds. Reports say extensive damage but few injuries, with one death in Yokohama and no overall large loss of life. Severe shaking hit the bluffs where foreign and fine houses stood.
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Yokohama
Victoria
B. C
Tokyo
Gifu
Iroquots Disaster Hero Dies in Ohio
Otho Herbert Divley musical director and composer of popular songs died of consumption in Senecaville Ohio at 35 He led the Iroquois Theater orchestra in Chicago the afternoon of the fatal fire and stayed at his post to calm the crowd with lively music.
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Zanesville, O
Otho Herbert Divley
Senecaville
Divley
Iroquois Theater Orchestra
Chicago
Portmouth banker commits suicide at home in Norfolk
Frank A. Porter assistant cashier of the National Bank of Commerce of Norfolk killed himself at his home in Portsmouth today by a self inflicted bullet wound, the act said to be caused by melancholy.
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Norfolk
Frank A. Porter
National Bank of Commerce of Norfolk
Portsmouth
Taft Receives First Pay as President
Washington April 1 President Taft drew his first payday as chief executive the treasury check for 5625 dollars and 1 cent. He is the only White House official paid monthly while others receive semi monthly wages.
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Taft
Washington
The
White House
Texas Judge Rules Hold-Ups Robbery Only If Money Secured
In San Antonio Justice Fiske held that a gun thrust hold-up is not robbery unless the robber obtains cash from victims. Two men previously arrested for a street hold-up were released after the ruling.
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Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Fiske
Prominent Baltimore Clerk Charged With City Funds Embezzlement
William F. Downs a 26 year old city register clerk is held on fifty thousand dollars bond for a hearing on embezzlement charges. Authorities say shortages may total sixty seven thousand to one hundred thousand dollars dating back to 1907. Dow ns lived beyond his means with race horses prize fights and other costly habits as the mayor orders a full book audit.
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Baltimore
William F. Downs
City Register
Owens
Downs
Poe
Mahool
Husbands Pocket Secrets Rule Inviolate in Divorce Case
Circuit Judge Grimm ruled that a wife has no right to search her husband’s pockets for money. The case of James J. Dooley versus Lillian G. Dooley featured Dooley’s claim that his wife rifled his pockets for cash and hid it even under the bath tub.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Grimm
James J. Dooley
Lillian G. Dooley
Dooley
Dayton Men Hurt In Auto Accident South Of Sidney
Three Dayton men are seriously hurt in an automobile crash five miles south of Sidney. E. R. Lines of the Toledo Computing Scales company suffers a broken right leg and two broken left arm bones. Joseph Schauer, manager of Schauer Distilling, has a broken left arm and dislocated shoulder. H. Clifford Hewitt, attorney, sprained ankle. All three are badly cut and bruised.
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Dayton, O
Dayton
Sidney
E. R. Lines
Toledo Computing Scales Company
Joseph Schauer
Schauer Distilling Company
H. Clifford Hewitt
Burst Water Main Floods Cemetery in Pittsburg
A burst water main at St. John's cemetery on the north side sent a flood across the grounds. Monuments were toppled and several graves were exposed as water carried bodies and tombstones across a wide area.
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Pittsburg
St. John's Cemetery
Seizure of Chief Indian Warstage in Muskogee pursuit
In Oklahoma the pursuit of Chief Crazy Snake continues as militia and National Guard sweep through river bottoms and gulches. An ultimatum gives Crazy Snake 24 hours to surrender or a reward will be offered. sister of Crazy Snake reports no knowledge of his whereabouts. In Mexico, tensions spark violence near San Andreas with a tax collector killed and deputies wounded. authorities deny Indian involvement and arrest several ringleaders.
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Pierce
Muskogee
McIntosh County
Chitti Harjo
Cragy Snake
Oklahoma National Guard
Hoffman
Barrett
Crazy Horse
Crazy Snake
Jeader
Redman
EL Paso
San Andreas
Mexico
Chihuahua
Lawyers Aroused Over Mrs Boyle Arraignment
Mercer Pa April 1 District Attorney Lininger and former Judge Miller counseled for James H Boyle in a heated dispute over Mrs Boyle arraignment. She waived a preliminary hearing on abduction and was held for the grand jury in 25000 bail.
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Mercer
Lininger
Mercer County
Miller
James H. Boyle
Boyle
Murder of Aged Couple Baffles Toledo Police
Toledo police pursue a puzzling case after Ludwig Krueger and his wife are found stabbed to death beneath a burnt home. Fire destroyed the dwelling early today, robbing investigators of a clear time of death while a brick cellar floor hides the victims. The tailor Sobolski, who bought the Krueger farm, was jailed after a four hour questioning.
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Toledo
Ludwig Krueger
Krueger
Kruegers
M. Saboleski
Mr. Krueger
Sobolski
Angry Mob Aroused by West Virginia Tragedy
Everett White fatally shot his father in law John Fisher and neighbor James Rayburn in Mason City West Virginia as furniture removal sparked a confrontation. White faced a restraining bystander Edward Wallace who disarmed him. townspeople crowd the scene amid fears of lynching. White allegedly drank before the incident.
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West Virginia
Pomeroy, O
Everett White
Mason City
W. Va
John Fisher
James Rayburn
White
Twelve Die as Jules Henry Explodes Off Marseilles
The French oil tanker Jules Henry blew up while officers investigated its tank hold at Cette leaving twelve crew members dead and many wounded. The vessel had arrived March 22 from Philadelphia carrying 859,813 gallons of crude petroleum valued at 52,867 dollars.
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Marseilles
Jules Henry
Philadelphia
Cette
Veritas Agency
County Unit Bill Loses in Missouri House
Jefferson City Mo April 1 The county unit local option bill failed of passage in the Missouri lower house today The measure which would have had counties vote as a whole on the saloon question fell six votes short of the constitutional 72 vote majority.
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Jefferson City
Missouri General Assembly
Riot at Cheswick Mines Leaves One Dead in Clash
A riot erupted in Cheswick near Pittsburg as miners from the Harwich mines attempted to free a comrade arrested by two deputy constables. One miner, Mike Strengard, 20, died, while Norwalk Butterge, 24, was shot in the back and taken to Allegheny General Hospital with likely fatal injuries.
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Pittsburg
Harwich
Allegheny Coal Company
Cheswick
Mike Strengard
Norwalk Butterge
Allegheny General Hospital
Miners Celebrate Eight Hour Day Pause in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia April 1 Miners suspend operations across Pennsylvania hard coal districts to mark the anniversary of the eight hour day in soft coal regions The anthracite strike commission's six year wage award expired yesterday miners will return to work under the old agreement pending a conference in Philadelphia next Wednesday between operators and miners representatives.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Ohio Delegation Seeks Separate Vote on Tariff Amendments
The Ohio delegation in the House agreed to urge the rules committee for separate votes on coffee tea lumber and hides under the Payne tariff bill. Committee plans to remove tea duties and countervailing duties on coffee sparked opposition but a vote on petroleum remained undecided. Some Republicans allied with dissenters may back the rule as debate looms and Taft reportedly reprimanded insurgent reports.
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Ohio
Ways and Means Committee
House
Rules Committee
Payne
Vk Taft
Tariff Bill Fight Renewed in Congress
Debate on the Payne tariff bill continued in the House with Democrats denouncing the measure as pretexts and shams. Gaines and McCall defended the bill while Burnett attacked it for including items aimed at women and criticized fellow Republicans for their handling.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Messrs. Gaines
West Virginia
McCall
Massachusetts
Ways and Means Committee
Philippines
Messrs. Cantrill
Kentucky
DeArmond
Missouri
Hardin
Texas
Aldrich Defends Senate Tariff Procedure Debate
In Washington on April 1 the senate debated Senator Bacon's resolution to let the full Finance Committee consider tariff legislation. Senator Aldrich argued the 50 year practice supports this method and cited the Wilson tariff precedent with a Democrat subcommittee. Democrats pressed for hearings representation and questioned Republican ex parte committee actions. The resolution went to Finance, Hale’s census and tariff focus adopted, and the senate adjourned until Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Bacon
Full
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Hale
Taft Nominates Moses and Others to Foreign Posts
President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of George H. Moses of New Hampshire to be minister to Greece and Montenegro. The slate also includes Harvey P. Sullivan of Alaska to be United States marshal for the third district.
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Senate
Washington
Taft
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Greece
Montenegro
Harvey P. Sullivan
Alaska
United States
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